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Our guide
Nangū Taisha, in the town of Tarui, Gifu, was the ichinomiya of the former Mino Province. Its precincts contain 18 Edo-period structures designated as Important Cultural Properties, and its main building is rebuilt every 51 years. The main festival is held every year on 25 May.
Tarui Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line is about 1.1 km away in a straight line.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Nangū Taisha shrine , 南宮大社 - panoramio (27) — z tanuki · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Nangū Taisha shrine , 南宮大社 - panoramio (12) — z tanuki · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- NanguuTaisya1 — Monami · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Nanguu-otabi jinja2007-3 — Monami · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Dairyo Jinja Tarui01 — Monami · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Nangu-taisha shrine — Bakkai at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Nangū Taisha shrine , 南宮大社 - panoramio (1) — z tanuki · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Nangū Taisha shrine , 南宮大社 - panoramio (3) — z tanuki · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Nangū Taisha shrine , 南宮大社 - panoramio (9) — z tanuki · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Nangū Taisha shrine , 南宮大社 - panoramio (18) — z tanuki · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Nangū Taisha (南宮大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Tarui in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Mino Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 25. The shrine precincts contain 18 structures from the Edo period, which are designated national Important Cultural Properties. The main building of the shrine is rebuilt every 51 years.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Tarui (Tōkaidō Main Line), about 1.1 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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